| Rushing to Eat | | | | |
| | | | The truth is that you really can't eat |
| People's lives have become so busy and | | | | healthy at any fast food restaurant. They |
| rushing around, that we no longer eat the way | | | | aren't designed for those trying or needing |
| we should. In some places, there is a | | | | to watch what they put in their mouth. But |
| McDonald's on every major corner, if not some | | | | you can make better decisions. Don't' eat the |
| other fast food restaurant. Watching TV, you | | | | bread if you can stand not too. It's along |
| see a commercial for some kind of food place | | | | the lines of the South Beach Diet but that's |
| almost every time commercials are on, urging | | | | where lots of your weight gaining properties |
| you to eat there because it's good and you | | | | are. Don't get anything fried, this includes |
| can get it fast and cheap. With so many | | | | French fries, onion rings, or even fried |
| distractions and obligations, families have | | | | chicken. Get a diet pop, tea, or water. Avoid |
| these days, how do you eat healthy in a fast | | | | the desert and the salad, both have sugar in |
| food world? It's not an easy thing to do but | | | | them and I don't just mean in the toppings. |
| is possible with planning and knowing what to | | | | Watch "Super Size Me" for a real eye opener. |
| look for. This isn't to say fast food can't | | | | The show is on McDonald's but you can bet |
| be consumed occasionally, but it should be | | | | that all fast food restaurants are basically |
| less often than people are doing it now. Not | | | | the same. Limit how often you eat fast food |
| to mention that our food is so processed that | | | | to once per week, if that fast. Get a wrap at |
| it takes five minutes to cook and has high | | | | Subway instead of a toasted sub. Less bread |
| carbohydrates among other things that are not | | | | and just as filling with all the fixings you |
| digested quickly. This is leading to obesity | | | | want. When you get pizza, get vegetables on |
| in the population. | | | | it so you aren't just eating bread, sauce, |
| | | | cheese, and pepperoni. Remember just how bad |
| The Truth About Whole Grain | | | | fast food is for you, your waistline, and |
| | | | your cholesterol. Even if you are fifteen, |
| Because food is so processed these days to | | | | you should be thinking about how it will |
| make it faster to cook, as well as more | | | | affect you later in life. Starting early will |
| convenient for the way our lives have become, | | | | make it easier on your body as you age. |
| it is actually not as good for you as it once | | | | |
| was. Recently the food administration even | | | | Eating at Home |
| changed the food pyramid to coincide with how | | | | |
| we eat these days and food is made. They are | | | | The best thing to do is find a way to cook |
| suggesting more whole grains than ever | | | | meals most nights of the week. This can take |
| before, as well as vegetables. This may sound | | | | planning and team work. Have at least one |
| like what has been told to children for | | | | non-meat dish every week. It doesn't have to |
| years, but even whole grains are deceiving on | | | | be fish or seafood either. Don't use fast |
| packaging these days. With all the new diets | | | | cooking rich to go with your meals. Those are |
| out there for low carb, no carb, low fat, no | | | | again loaded with carbohydrates, which take |
| fat, etc., foods are coming out that say | | | | your body longer to break down and will make |
| whole grain but are just as processed as its | | | | you hungry sooner than you should be. Plan |
| white counterpart. They are made with | | | | weekly meals so that you can cook casseroles |
| enriched wheat. This process takes out all | | | | and other easy to reheat dishes early in the |
| the nutrients and other things that take time | | | | week for days you will not have time to cook. |
| to digest for a healthy life. Reading the | | | | Utilize your crock-pot and get a recipe book |
| ingredient is a good way to find the real | | | | for it. You can make just about anything in a |
| whole grain product. They are now more | | | | crock pot these days and have a good meal |
| expensive than the over processed product | | | | when you get home. Have salad a few times a |
| because manufacturers could make the enriched | | | | week with dinner, but watch how much dressing |
| version cheaper and faster. To eat healthy | | | | you put on it. Have desert, but make it |
| you have to read the labels of everything you | | | | Jell-O. Indulge once in a while to though and |
| consume. | | | | it won't feel like you are depriving yourself |
| | | | of anything. |
| Healthy Choices at Fast Food Eateries | | | | |